Squid season 2 reveals new details about the front man’s mysterious past

This article contains spoilers for Season 2 of “Squid Game.”

The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) is a useful character in the first season of Squid Game, and doubly so in the second season. After the death of Oh Il-Nam (O Yeong-su) during The end of the Squid Game series, season 1, He seems to have primary authority over the titular games, making him the archenemy of series protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae). After the first season revealed that he is actually Hwang Joon-ho’s (Wei Ha-jun) long-lost brother, Hwang In-ho, he also has a personal history with his little brother. However, aside from his identity and status as a former Squid Game winner who now works as a high-ranking organizer, there’s not much that Season 1 reveals about the man.

As such, the information regarding his personal life that he provides in Season 2 is very interesting. Revelations about the Front Man’s history begin to unfold after the end of the first episode, “Bread and Lottery,” with the heavy lifting regarding Gi-hun and Jun-ho’s life circumstances and their respective aspirations. The second episode, “Halloween Party,” teaches us that the character wasn’t always alone in the world — instead, he had a wife who is now dead. Furthermore, it turns out that Jun Ho and In Ho are actually half-brothers.

There’s also a very good reason why Joon-ho is so loyal to his brother despite his obvious villainy: the front man donated his kidney to him, implying a lifelong debt that undoubtedly reinforces the brotherly (half-brotherly) love the detective-trans-traffic cop feels towards In-ho. . It also appears that the Front Man was quite corrupt even before his career in the Squid Game, and accepted bribes – although it appears he did so to help his dying wife.

in “Squid Game” Season 2 In Episode 3, “001”, we find out that the front man is competing as the new 001 player in the game. He quickly allies himself with Ji Hoon – who doesn’t know what the front man looks like, and specifically re-enters the game. A game to prove a point for the Squid mastermind. This makes the Front Man’s presence highly untrustworthy within games, of course. However, his relationship with Gi-hun – while likely fake – at least seems real, and he provides some information about his background that aligns with things we learned about him before he joined the game as a player. It is worth noting that he mentioned receiving bribes in the past. Then again, he also claims that his wife is still alive and needs an organ transplant, which may have actually happened to his wife at some point before her death, but it’s a lie nonetheless.

The front man’s outrageous antics were always one of them Things ‘Squid Game’ Fans Should Remember Before Watching Season 2. Now that the sophomore season has actually ended, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the character is hiding deeper secrets than anyone expected, and the show seems content to sit on its answers before “The Squid Game” ends with Season 3.

Season 2 of “Squid Game” is now streaming on Netflix.